ITIL® 4 Practitioner: Release Management

This module provides best practice guidance on how to make new and changed services and features available for use in line with the organisation’s policies and agreements between the organisation and its service consumers.

The ITIL 4 Practitioner: Release Management practice module is for IT professionals who want to prove and validate their skills in this specific practice area. The individuals can demonstrate their understanding and application of the key concepts, principles, value and challenges of the practice at both strategic and operational levels, maximising value of the Release Management practice in their everyday work. 

«The purpose of the release management practice is to make new and changed services and features available for use. »

Course objectives

This course will help you to:

  • Establish and maintain effective approaches to the release of services and service components across the organisation
  • Ensure effective release of services and service components in the context of the organisation’s value streams and service relationships
  • Reduce risks and losses resulting from releases
  • Measure, assess and develop the Release Management practice capability in your organisation by using the ITIL Maturity Model

Audience

This course is suitable for:

  • IT service management professionals
  • Release managers and deployment specialists
  • IT operations and DevOps professionals
  • IT managers responsible for service delivery
  • Professionals involved in implementing or coordinating releases

Prerequisite:

For taking the exam, a candidate must have passed the ITIL 4 Foundation certification 

Understanding the Release Management practice

Participants learn the purpose, scope and value of the Release Management practice and how it contributes to making new and changed services available to users.

Release planning and coordination

The course explores how organisations plan, schedule and coordinate releases across service environments to ensure reliable delivery.

Roles, responsibilities and governance

Participants learn about the roles and competencies involved in release management and how governance structures support effective release processes.

Supporting tools and technologies

The training explains how tools and technologies support release planning, automation and coordination between development, operations and service teams.

Measuring and improving the practice

Participants explore success factors, key metrics and the ITIL capability model to measure and improve the effectiveness of the Release Management practice.

How to take the exam:

  • 20 questions
  • Multiple choice
  • 13 out of 20 marks required to pass (65%)
  • 30 minutes
  • Closed book.

You will get an exam voucher that gives you access to an online exam. This can be booked and taken home monitored by a proctor via camera.

Get the step-by-Step Guidelines on how to take an Online Proctored Exam on your computer.

ONLINE PROCTORING GUIDELINES

The trainer will also guide you through the procedures on how to book and prepare for the exam during the course.

Requirements:

For taking the exam, a candidate must have passed the ITIL 4 Foundation certification or ITIL® V3 Foundation examination.

 

Practical information

Duration: 1 day
Price: 9 900 NOK
Language: English course material, Norwegian speaking instructor
Format: Classroom or virtual training

FAQ

Hva lærer jeg på dette kurset?
Du lærer hvordan Release Management-praksisen brukes til å planlegge og koordinere utrulling av nye eller endrede IT-tjenester.

Hvem passer kurset for?
Kurset passer for IT-fagpersoner som jobber med drift, release management, DevOps eller tjenesteleveranser.

Hva er kravene for å delta?
Du må ha bestått ITIL® 4 Foundation eller ITIL® v3 Foundation før du kan ta sertifiseringseksamen.

Hvordan gjennomføres eksamen?
Eksamen gjennomføres online med digital eksamensvakt etter at du har mottatt en eksamensvoucher.

Hva skjer hvis jeg ikke består eksamen?
Retake-regler avhenger av sertifiseringsleverandøren, men det er normalt mulig å ta eksamen på nytt.

Får jeg ekstra tid på eksamen?
Ja, kandidater som ikke har engelsk som morsmål kan få ekstra tid i henhold til eksamensreglene.

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